Curious and Interesting Names Near Orville ...

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We have a list of several cemeteries that are in the area around Orville. Our list includes the location of each cemetery, with the ability to see an overhead view of the cemetery.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Orville. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights to see and places to visit:

When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would be a better fit to our travel plans.<5> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and where they are relatively close to Orville.

Please keep in mind that these airports where chosen based on their air-distance from Orville. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.

Footnotes ...

Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance that begins in Orville. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orville) to Point B.

Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orville. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8143, Longitude: -81.8921 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Orville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

On an airport-by-airport basis, an NFDC report typically includes a description of airport operations, contacts, the runway(s), and radio, navigation & weather frequencies. The National Flight Data Center (NFDC) is operated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the purpose of collecting, validating and disseminating information about airports.

When we are planning a trip (for example, to Orville), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.